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DOUGLASS PUTNAM.

He 10 descendant Of General Israel Putnam.
He was born on pioneer day, April Z, 1905. He
had liberal education In tho East and In 1875
went into the land business with his father.
Twenty years later the whole business was
given to him, and he has amassed large for.
tune, which he has used generously and wisely
Nh. Putnam has been identified with most all OF
the great business enterprises Of Southeastern
Ohio, and was Director for fifteen years in the
old Cincinnati and Belpre railroad.
Mr.. Putnam has been Q great friend TO Mari
eta College, and has given It sums Of money
amounting In the aggregate TO more than eb0O00.
and has been Of solid assistance 70 u In many
other ways. He has been trustee Of the COL
lego for nifty years, and has signed the diploma
Of every man graduated from II.
Mr.. Putnam 10 one Of the most widely ae-
Quainted philanthropists Of tho country, and
American Missionary Association. He was
member Of tho first board Of public charities OF
Ohio.
A pioneer association was founded shortly
after the settlement Of the Territory, and It has
been continued. Mr.. Putnam 10 tho executive
oncer OF II st the present time, and has recently
given 600 toward the erection Of centennial
monument or memorial building.
Another man Of illustrtous descent now living
In Marietta 10 Hon. William p. Cutler, Q grand
son Of Rev. Nanasseh Cutler
He u man Of uncommon sbility, like his
distinguished ancestor, and has moro than Q
local reputation. He was In Congress before
the war, and made strong and stirring speeches
In favor Of the abolition Of slavery whom II was
unsafe and unpopular to talk for freedom, but
he had the example Of his Grandfather before
him, and would have been false 70 his tradi-
tons had ha done otherwise. In Nag. 1857, hs
WAS member OF the u. 8. Prcsbyterian Cen
eral Assembly, which met In Cleveland, and
offered . resolution TO that body designed 10
make the advocacy and support Of slavery .
subject Of Church discipline.
Mr.. Cutler has had IN active political ana
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NJ Mara, the eldest daughter Of Hecksweldsr.
Gho We born q Salem, Tuecaruwus County,
April ., 1881, and died at Bethlehem. septembsr
10, 1888.
II has been claimed sy some historians that
Miss Heckewelder was the nrst white child born
in Ohio, but recent investigations make II prot
~ certain that there were two or three white
children born Of French parents several yoars
before her birth. There Il no doubt that st the
wedding Of her parents wss the nrst time the
marriage ceremony was performed In this part
Of the country. II took pisee at Salem, IN the
chapel, In July, 1850, and was Witnessed By I'll
the mission families and ail Of the converted
Indians ct hand. Johanna Heckeweldef's
mother was cOmely young woman Of fine edu-
cation, who had come out - Q missionary to
work among the Indians. Her maiden name
was Sarah Ohneberg.
Heckewclder was the first child born in Ohio,
and as she was possessed Of IN excellent men,
ory she was yearly visited by hundreds Of per.
sons. Historians sought her, antiquarians
wrote for her picture and autograph hunters
demanded thousands Of signatures. It does not
matter much whether she was the first or sec
ond or fifth child born in tho ltate, since she is
the only one who was ever ol use in a historical
way. Her father gave her o great deal Of in
formation, and her own recollections were valu-
able. Miss Heckewelder devoted herself to the
education Of young women for useful occupa-
tions in life, until the loss Of her hearing made
further effort in this line impossible.
The first white person born In Ohio after its
formal settlement ut Marietta was Leicester g..
Converse, who became An inhabitant of this
woful sphere on the 7th day of Februa-v, 11eo.
He lived for many years at Marietta. l. 1855 he
located in Morgan County, whore he engaged in
business, from which he retired to his farm In
1915. He resided on his farm, about four miles
above McConnellsville, until tho time Of his
death, February II, 1859.
1t has been remarked that conspicuous place
in the early settlement Of Ohio was given to re-
ligious observance and to the Advancement Of
education. One of the first acts Of the Ohio
Company was TO employ teacher and preacher
for the colony ut Marietta.
The mental md spiritual welfare Of the SET
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Another thing that at first may appear eveA
moro monstrous. Sometimes thev bought
slaves. See this:
"zo all people to rhom kess presssts may coms
0reett~1:
"wHEREAs, Dudley Woodbridge, Esq, Of
Marietta, in the county Of Washington and 6tats
of Ohio, paid 10 Joseph Cook, Of the county Of
Wood, in the State Of Virginia, the sum Of two
hundred dollars as the price Of my freedom, and
that tho said Cook might have no further right
10 my services. Now, know 70, that In oonsid-
Grafton Of said sum 30 by the said Dudley paid
to my use, as also in consideration Of fifty cents
received TO my full satisfaction Of tho sold Dud-
ley, !, sukey Morris, late Of said county Of
Wood, now Of Marietta, aforesaid wife Of Jsek
Norris, Of said Marietta, do hereby covenant 10
and with the said Dudley, BY and with tho con-
sent Of my said husband, TO work and labor for
the said Dudley for and during the term Of
one year and SIX months from and after tho
date Of this instrument, or in defAult thereof -
pay TO the said Dudley the sun Of three hun
dred dollars. In witness whereof I, the said
Sukey Norris, and also the said Jack, in testi-
mony Of his assent to this agreement, have here
unto set our hands and seals this s1st day Of
March, 1906.
''Signed, SuKHY x. M0RRIs,
"witness." mark.
There Is nothing more striking In the history
Of the early business men than their care In re-
cording the details Of every transaction. For
instance you will find in these old notebooks
here the history Of every rise In the river, every
Indian alarm, the movement of troops, the
erection Of forts, houses, etc. Hero also And
the cost of the frst clearings and tho names Of
the persons who did the work.
From these old papers here also fnd the
date and circumstances under which Dudley
Woodbridge, IT,, and Herman Blennerhassett
became partners In business. Tho former w0
then only eighteen years Of age. There is also
Information that shows their great regard and
esteem for each other, their mutual regret when
It Was found that Blennerhassett's plans would
make dissolution necessary, the statements Of
their profits and losses for seven years and
drafts given BY Dudley Woodbridge In purchas-
ing oil Of Blennerhassetts interest In trade.
There IL good deal Of history looked up In tie
papers and books Of the early merchants.
Douglass Putnam, Esq, whe now hves In
Harmar, was practically the last agent Of ths
nonresident members Of the Ohis Company.
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ASSYRlAN TABLETS.
Valuable Testimony Gathered from the
Libraries Of Antiquity.

Valuable Testimony Gathered from the
Libraries Of Antiquity.
It is we'll known that the late Mr..
George Smith and others recently made
most extensive explorations and most
valuable discoveries in Assyria. Mr..
Smith unearthed whole royal libraries
from its mounds-libraries not consist
ing, like ours, of volumes of paper, but
Of clay tablets, which, while the clay
was in soft state, had been written
upon with an iron pen, and then baked
hard in an oven. Among these curious
old volumes we find accounts of the
Creation, Of the Deluge and Of other
events of sacred history, tinctured, as
we should naturally expect them to be,
by the natnre of the soil through which
they had filtered, so that they did not
correspond exactly with the Biblical
accounts, but yet corresponding suf-
ficiently to yield a most remarkable
and most valuable corroboration Of
their testimony. We take up the fifth
tablet, for instance. Here is . transla-
ton of seven lines of this strange
volume from the library Of King Assur.
banipal, from which the reader may
see that it is a kind Of heather Genesis:
The moon He appointed to rule the night
And TO wander through the uight until the dawn
Every month without fail, He made holy assem-.
In the beginning of the month, ct the rising of
1t shot forth its horns to illuminate the heav.
ems,
On the seventh day He appointed . holy day,
And to cease from al business He commanded.
Our quotation Is from the translation
of Mr.. H. Fox Talbot. Now, the date
Of this tablet is about 700 B. G. But Mr..
Smith, of whose eminence as an Assyri-
ologist it would be an impertinence to
speak. says: "The present copies Of the
Chaldean account of creation were
written during the reign Of Assurbani-
pal. B. G. 573-62S; but they appear to
be copies of much earlier accounts Of
Creation-works the date of the compo-
sition of which was probably nearer B.
G. 1000. The legends, however, ex-
listed earlier than this, and were in the
form Of oral teaching" Thousands of
years, therefore, before the Christian
era, it appears that the Sabbath was
known in Chaldea. This is not the only
Assyrian discovery which bears on our
page. "In 1862" says Mr.. Smith in
his "Assyrian Discoveries (page 12),
II discovered. among other things, a
curious religious calendar of the Assy-
rians in which every month is divided
into four weeks, and the seventh days,
or Sabbaths. are marked out as days on
which no work should be undertaken"
Prize Essdys on the Sabbath.
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SOCIAL CLiQUES.

Why Mental Eminence IL Not Recognised
- IL Ought to He.
A baker who lived near the house in
Philadelphia once occupied by Edgar
Allan Poe was asked If he remembered
the poet. Surely" was the reply,
''Lanky fellow. Always wanted bread
three days DID,"
A similar answer was given to some
visitors to Salem by an old man who
had lived next door to the great
romancer who was born in that old town.
''Hathornes? Yes, I knew them root
and branch. Nat Hathorne! He was
born next door to me. I can't say
that I ever took much account of him.
Queer chicken! Not much talk in
him."
"The reason" says shrewd OBJ
server, "why no man is . hero to his
valet, is because the Wallets are not
themselves heroes"
1t requires the poetic instinct to recog-
nize poet, and the multitude must
have great purposes in themselves, Or .
great man can not lead them. The
Burghers ofBaireuth who regarded Jean
Paul as an ''overgrown half-idiot," or
the cabmen Of London who jeered at
Samuel johnson when he walked tho
streets all night for lack of sixpence
to pay for his nights lodging, were not
50 much to blame. It is the lion, not
the blind mole, that knows the true
prince, and II we do not know tho
prince. why should we pay him homagee
In the present day, however, arbitrary
social lines more than lack, of intellect
bar men from the knowledge Of each
other, and hinder the mutual help which
they might give. One Of the most
brilliant and helpful of American
women. the daughter and wife of men
of national reputation as statesmen,
lived for u year in absolute solitude in
one of our American cities.
20 yes. we knew who she was" said
one of the village magnates afterwards.
''But she lived on r. street, and we
never visit any body who lives on t.
street."
In every city and town, even in every
school, there are these intangible lines
based on some fantastic fashionable
distinction. Men and women who carry
the strength and hel p which we need,
touch US in the crowd every day, and
are suffered to pass on because they do
not belong to our petty clique.
In every society there are necessarily
- - l.-A Al A
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In 1853 st. Clair was made Commandant ut
Fort Ligonicr, In Pennsylvania, whore he set
tied and received one thousand acres OF land.
He became attached TO the colonies, and when
he war with Great Britain broke out, he was
given command Of o regiment Of Continental
troops. He rose 70 the rank OF Q Major Gen.
ersl. When Ticonderoga Was captured BY Bur-
goync, st. Clair was In command OF the fort,
and he was charged with eowardice and inca
pacity, but was completely exonerated by .
courtmartial.
In i7s6 he was elected member Of the Cont.
mental Congress, and was afterwards chosen
President Of that body. 81. Clair was appointed
Governor Of the Northwest Territory In l767,
and In the winter Of ITO he moved with all his
family 10 Marietta His family consisted Of .
son snd three daughters. Tho son, Arthur st.
Clair, IT,. became lawyer, and lived In Cincin-
ng girl OF eighteen, and there has been . grest
deal written and told about her.
She was beautiful gtSi, Of 1.-the, nns figure,
ana attractive features. She had good deal Of
physical and mental courage, and IVES madly
fond OF stirring adventure. She was splendid
rider, and always chose mettlcsomo. spirited
horse, which she could urge at . Tremendous
speed through the trackless woods.
Tradition makes Of her modern Diana. She
could shoot with rife better than most men,
and was devoted to hunting. She excelled In
skating and ell athletic sports In which she
could engage, out at the same time her mind
was not neglected. 6hc read much and With
care, and had been educated In the city OF Phils-
delphia at great expense.
There is an entertaining legend that smaclSs
OF romance and connects Louisa St. Clair with
an Indian lover. II seems that shortly after her
arrival In Ohio the Indian wars broke out, and
there was not much thst seemed hopeful in
the outlook for the settlers. Finally treaty
was proposed, and the place named for It's dis
cussion was Fort Harmar. opposite Marietta,
but the Indians declined at the laSt moment to
come SO for down the river. They encsmped st
Duncan's Falls, bclox GAINESVILLE, and informed
Governor 81. Clair by means OF messenger
that they would hold the conference there OF
not at all. The Governor suspected that they
wanted 70 get him 10 the falls for the purpose
Of killing him or sbducting him, and he sent
back the Indian messenger TO the Indian Kine
Brandt that he would deliberate over the mat
tor and inform him OF his conclusions within 8
few days. 30 y trusted scout was sent with I
letter 70 Brandt and given ordsss 70 make
himself acquainted with the position and mum
eers OF the Indians. +.
Twenty miles above narietas KeS saw boo
prints, and following thsm for 3 while hs hesrl
the merry laugh OF woman, and sooa un
struck dumb with amasaNont By ooeing IIouisl
d. Clair, mounted On ber pony and alaae, With
. few miles Of The hoetilo lndtanS ohs NJ
dressed In ~ Indian ssylD - ha1 riae siun
ovsr hsr sheuldsR. G,e1peoy inlosped Kss ~
- wss sssss y pegoop's tsih y ~ nson4
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body provided II. Hero Is soss frua A.s ssis.
inal books:
journal entry:
"BHLPRH, September %, iTt.
"SIR-P1easo send me BY bearer two gailono
Of whisky, and will positively pay you out ef
the money due me for being . soldier. Yeur
most obodient and humble servant,
"EBDn BATTREIA~
The writer Of the foregoing note WAS msa
Of high character and the chaplain in the fort ~
Belpre.
The early merchants carried on big trade N
peltries. In o single year ono man collected
dred bear skins from the territory that \ nov
West Virginia.
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with them and of which they made the
most in very tasteful and yet not ex-
pensive way. 1t was the particular re-
quest Of the King. it is said, that there
might be no great and expensive de-
monstrations in the city for their recep-
tion. Indeed these were the conditions
upon which alone he would consent to
make this visit Of couple Of weeks.
He said the city could not afford to
spend money in this way. The people
had greater need for it in other ways.
If they would let their King and the
royal family come as any other guests,
they would gladly come. When the
facade Of their old cathedral should be
finished and unveiled, that would be a
grand day for Florence. Then he would
come to Florence as the King Of Italy.
il they desired it.
Their coming made a pleasant holiday
for the old city. They drove out every
dcy in various parts Of the city and
visited schools, hospitals. studios and
public institutions Of fvarious kinds. Al
sunrise there was salute of twenty.
one guns and during the day multi
tude of men were busy in arranging fol-
the illumination and procession of the
evening. chanced to be two or three
times On the piazza of the Duosno, where
men were preparing for the illumina.
ton Of the grand dome, of which it II
related that Michael Angelo said when
called to build the dome Of St. Peter Q In
Rome; Better than that ] can moi
brild; like 1t ! viii not" It seemed .
trade - dreadful - that Of gathering
samphire In King Lear" TO IN tn
hghss In their places on the steep slop'
= ~ doma. and Il must have bes'
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FoRoErFULNess.

rve forgotten oil my Latin
And the little I know of Creek;
/ seldom know the day Of The month,
Or yet the day Of the Week.
j can never remember names,
And can't remember faces.
I've place for every thing,
But always forget the piaces.
I forgot TO keep engagements;
forget to catch the train;
Forget to take an umbrella
When there's every sign OF rain.
/ forget to wind my watch,
forget to answer letters;
Forget the Presidents maiden name;
Sometimes forget my debtors.
OF dates, and things like that
I'm forever losing track,
And when borrow money
Forget to pay it back,
In short, can't remember
The thousand things should,
Because upon single point
My memory's all too good.
'Tis this land naught know,
Can make man feel GUNNER,
cant forget that girl I met
And dirted with last summer.
e. L. Sysvester, Il Ss-:sA
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business career. He was . leading spirit in the
building Of the Marietta 4 Cincinnati railroad,
end has been President, vice-President ana
Superintendent of the company. He has also
taken an active part In number Of other great
business ventures. He was elected 70 the Leg
islature In 1874, and served three terms, and
was of The House In 1851. In isbO he
was . member OF the State Constitutional Con.
yentsoe, 80 Y ieoo vss elected By the Repub-
UeAna ns0bes Of Congress.
be ~ stu - eestve man. and ono Of tho best
Qeakess % histosteal SUBJECTS In the WegG-
" = ~ = CtesfaaA4 GegunereiaI 0aaaA s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30
THE aJUSTICE'' DON'T Elk
PLAIN.

The Wa-Keeney World this week
made startling revelation regarding
Bro. Wilson. It publishes an official
bond given to Trego county for the faith
full performance of the Office of Justice Of
the Peace for Wallace county, attached
to Trego for judicial purposes. The
Register made no reply. We had heard
of transaction of this kind but it was
denied by others. The report seemed
incredible, from the fact that the Regis
ter disclaimed all relationship with Trego,
individual and judicial. Will the
Register explain?5 Wallace Co. News.
The above appeared in the News of
week before last, and was copied by the
Sharon Springs Leader of last week.
"Justice" Wilson explains" by silence
which marks him the knave which he is.
He is like the other fellow who happened
to sad accident when he was taking, as
he supposed, splendid rest in bed-he
has nothing to say.
There are occurring in the Sharon
Springs Leader, from time to time, some
very interesting reading concerning the
crazy conduct Of which Old Parallels is
guilty up that way. The Justice" in
affirming, on oath, the nonorganized
character of Wallace county, perhaps
sought to placate the people in and about
Sharon Springs, but the Leader seems to
take no stock in his actions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30
Is NOT the Ness City government

Is NOT the Ness City government
OVERRIDING the thing? This, from last
weeks Sentinel, points that way: Gan or
dinance to establish fire limits will be pub
lished next week and become law. The
substance of it is that no building made
of combustible material shall be con-
structed on Pennsylvania avenue between
the streets of Elm and Locust; on Kansas
avenue, between Sycamore and Chestnut;
on Court street, between Sycamore and
Chestnut; on Sycamore street, between
Court and Iowa avenue: on Main,
between Court and Iowa avenue, and on
the west side of Iowa avenue, between
Main and Sycamore"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

DIR. Barnard, formerly Of Wallace, later
OF Ellsworth, hut now Of Kansas City,
was in town on Tuesday and Wednesday,
visiting his friend, DR.. Conger. DR..
Barnard is now in the live stock commis-
sion business in Kansas City, the name OF
his firm being Kirkpatrick & Co. The
doctor would like to receive consignments
of live stock from this region when our
people are shipping. He pledges atten-
ton and the best of results attainable In
these times of low prices.
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HERE WE AREl

We find on examination of the books
of the county clerk that Ness county has
total taxable valuation Of 81 ,093, 914 %.
The increase of personal property over
last year is upwards of S191, 7O8.05, and
the increase of real property is $170, $751; IL.
Town property has increased Sic, 429,47.
These figures certainly back up the state
ments SO often made in these columns
that Ness county is having growth that
none of the western counties can boast
of. If any other county can beat it, show
up Ness City News.
In the words of the heading, Here we
are! In the first place. we call attention
to the fact that Ness county contains $50
more square miles of territory than Trego,
the area OF the former being 1850 square
miles; of the latter, 800. In the face of
this fact, the taxable valuation of Trego
county property is 81, 0S3, 346.87. or diff
ference in favor of the big county Of
barely $I0,567.41. OF the increase of
personal property in Trego county, we
shall not boast just now. The increase
of real property in Trego county for the
past year is 1897. 040, leading Ness county
in this item by the mammoth sum of
Sl2605S.89. In the increase Of town
property, Trego county lays it over Ness
by $l,23a53, the increase in this county
being ST.. 633.
Now, this ''show up" is eminently salts
factory to us. The fact that Ness county
contains population at least double
that Of Trego does not detract from the
force Of the show up. In other words,
it is something of no mean consequence
to be conscious Of living in county
whose per capita wealth is twice as great
as that of the neighboring county to the
south. Trego, please bear in mind is an
exceedingly prosperous county in on par
ticulars.
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BACK BONE BROKEN.

Damascus is to have a street railway
and Jerusalem will soon boast OF electric
lights. How those old towns do boom!
The Lawrence water works are already
operating so successfully that the people
have cheerful row on hand with the
company that holds the franchise. while
Wa-Keeney will soon build several new
sidewalks and grade a street.INess
City News,
The last statement indicates that the
back bone Of all-the-other-towns bonn
bardment against Wa-Keeney is broken.
It is we'll Wa-Keeney, the best town
in this portion of Kansas, is in a condition
emiDently satisfactory to her friends.
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II SEE, general" said, long ago, a

81 SEE, general" said, long ago, a
personal friend OF a most estimable can
d;date, shat the opposition papers &C
sused you of horse stealing" Accused
III" answered the general, ."why, boy,
they proved it." But the general was
elected all the same, and it occurs to us
that this indiscriminate political lying
hurts most the party which INDUCES in
it. The people are sick Of it Salina
Herald. Dem,